People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood, and higher earnings, according to a study that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years.
And, critically, the socio-economic status of mothers appeared to have little impact on breastfeeding results, according to a paper published by The Lancet medical journal.
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